Woman sent to hospital after Balmoral Street collision

A van rests in a snowbank after a collision on Balmoral Street Friday morning.

By Jamie Smith, tbnewswatch.com

A two-vehicle crash closed a section of Balmoral Street across from Chapples Golf Course Friday.

The collision was reported to city police just after 10 a.m. Thunder Bay Police Service officers on the scene say a minivan was turning left off of Harold Crescent when it collided with a northbound SUV.

Emergency crews had to help a woman who was trapped inside her vehicle.

Comments

I drive this area quite often. To hang a left from Harold onto Balmoral even in the middle of summer is a feat. I have never attempted it. There was no traction on the roads today so getting out into traffic is next to impossible. I always plan the easiest route to minimize any chances of an accident, even if it means taking the long way.

You might at the same time pass a law against stupid behaviour. It never ceases to amaze me those people who will try to turn left at impossible times; e.g. a left turn from the Beer Store onto Red River Road at rush hour.

Signs actually mean something??? you must be joking - in TBay?? really. Go check out the intersection of park/algoma - there is a sign there that going east on park straight thru the intersection is illegal. Sign put there years ago following a fatal collison. the cops could get their moneys worth there everyday....countless cars disobey the sign.

There are a few bad intersections on that road that warrant lights. Adding more lights would cause so many issues for everyone I'm sure, but may be worth it if the traffic light control and coordination section of Thunder Bay does it right to make it flow...if only. :/

People automatically assume that the person making the turn is at fault, and that may technically be true. But a big problem here is that the posted limit on this stretch of the road is 50 km/h and NOBODY obeys this. It is probable the oncoming vehicle was not driving at the speed which it was mandated to drive, and that definitely contributes to the problem.